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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-04-05, Page 6WOTif LETTERS T S PEOPLE AN) THEN SUf OCAT[D 111 t S[11a Told His Mother No One Was to Blame But Him- self—Was Nothing But Trouble. New York, April 1,—With every in- dication of having calmly met death by asphyxiation after carefully stopping every crack and crevice through which the gas might have escaped, the bony Ioof a well-dressed man, apparently aoout 28 years old., and supposed to be Wilbur E. Verson, of Lima, 0., was found in a room on the third floor of the Vincent 'Hotel at Williamsburg shortly oetore noon to -day. The Ivan removed his overcoat and I hat and hung them up with care. On a mall table fn the room the following notes were found: "In case of accident please notify M. A. Verson, 752 liign street, Lima, 0: ,By the side of this note was one ad- dressed to his mother. It read: "There is no one to blame for this act but myself. Now, dear mother, yon grill never know how much 1 loved you, and I pray God to bless you richly. tou have been more than a mother to are. May God forgive rue. The third note, addressed to "Glen and Mary, follows: "Profit by mis- takes and always be honest and trut.tn- ful." To his father the man left the follow- ing: "I have always loved you, but 1 have been nothing but trouble to you and mother all my life. But all will soon oe over now. Good-bye to everybody. "Wilbur," Mrs. Augustus Vincent, wife of the proprietor of the hotel, discovered the body. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. t'1VeFETING BETWEEN GERMAN CHAN- CELLOR AND ITALIAN MINISTER. To Remove Friction Between Italy and Austria—Germany does not want to be Isolated at The Hague—Italy Needs British Alliance. ' Rome, April 1.—Prince Von Buelow, the Imperial German Chancellor, arrived at Rapallo yesterday. According to official statements the meeting between Prince Von Buelow apd 'Foreign Minister Titoni, which will take place the end of this week, has no pon- ] tical significance, but in other quarters 1 the purpose of this meeting is declared , to be the strengthening of the triple ,alliance and the elimination of all Rio- ! tion between Italy and Austria, for see purpose of the preventing of the isoea- ttion of Germany at The Hague peace t conference. inis condition would arise, it is declared, if Italy should join Great iBritatn and the United States in their attitude on the question of the limlta- I tion of armaments. A portion of the Italian press, in its i greeting to Prince Von Buelow, says he must not take umbrage at Italy's en- s Bente with Great Britain, as this alli- ance was first proclaimed in 1890 by Foreign Minister Bianei in the Italian Senate, and Italy needs the alliance to insure the protection of her interests in ithe Mediterranean and the Balkans, 1 which are not guaranteed by the triple 'alliance. ! France does not expect any opposition upon the part of any power organist her course. The Government denies that the occupation of Oudja can be regarded as ! an invasion or as an aggression. and de- sires it to be understood that France is ' not taking the stop to put forward her position as holding a European mandate, but to compel respect for France. enc+ !N STATE Of SIEGE. P, ASANTS MARCHING ON BUCHAR- 1 ; LST—SHRAPNEL FOR THEM. Cniupan lighted a spirit lamp to heat his •curling irons. A gest of Wind caused the flame of the spirit lamp to come in oontact with the hair. In- stantly the young woman's bead was enveloped in flame. The portieca took fire. Campan threw a heavy towel over her head, but his hands. covered with oil, were burned. "Ties" tried to fight the flames, but only burned hineselt Ile seized her skirts in his teeth. and pulled Miss Rod- ney into the :store, where she could be seen from the street. Several peen ru,ahed in and one of them dasher] a bowl of water over Miss Rodney'a head. She was saved. KILLED BABY. LITTLE HYMAN WINEBERG USED A STOVE -LIFTER. Parents Found the Child Dead on Re- turning Home After Visit to Neigh- bor's—Head Was Crushed.—Baby Had Cried, Brother Said. A Toronto despatch: "Baby wouldn't stop crying," was the childish explana- tion offered by little six-year-old Hyman Wineberg when his father, Nathaniel Wineberg, of 325 Ohestnut street, made the terrible discovery that the six months' old baby he lian.d left in charge of Hyman was lying dead with the side of ;his head crushed! #n ' Mr. Wineberg went out last :night about 8 o'clock, leaving the baby with Hyman. Withhis wife he returned to- wards midnight, and found that during their absence Hyman had struck the child several blows with the • heavy stove -lifter. Dr. Breffney O'Reilly, of College street, made an examination of the body, ani reported the circumstances to Chief Coroner A. J. Johnson, The police of No. 2 station also made an investiga- tion, but owing to the tender years of Hyrnan they could take no action after satisfying themselves as to the actual circumstances attending the ease. Burcaliest, Roumania, April 1.—Four thousand peasants from the districts of Teleornian and Vlashic have joined forces and are now marching on Bucharest. A ' minor state of siege has been proclaimed here and the niiltary authorities have • taken measures to prevent the revolted peasants from invading the city. Should the latter refuse to retire, orders have bean sisued to the troops to use shrap- nal shells. Soldiers and large bodies of police have been stationed in the Jewish quar- ters •of Bucharest. Severe encounters, accompanied by much bloodshed, are reported from vari- ous places. The plundering usually appears to start at the synagogues, ending with at- taeks on Christians' property. Viashica is overrun by marauders, who have cut the telegraph and tele- phone wires. Two thousand peasants yesterday trade a furious attack with hatchets and cudgels on a detachment of cavalry in that district. The troops only dispersed the rioters after killing and wounding many of them. Fifteen rioters have been shot at Alex- andria, Walachia, about 50 miles from Buchasest, which place is under martial law. At Galatz. Moldavia, peasants invaded the town, demanding land and wrecking houses. They were fired upon by troops, ;who killed 15 persons. A pante prevails at Giurgevo, forty miles from here. Dog Tries to Save Mistress. New York, April 1.—Miss Maud Rodney, an artist's model, of West Forty-ninth street, was probably dis- figured for life yesterday when, her hair caught fire when she was having it dressed at an address in West For- tieth street. Nearly all her hair was burned off and her face, neck, arms end hands were painfully injured. Rodney 'Tarn' a Boston MLss .Rod and Y bull terier that has been her faithful companion for several years, went to the hairdresser's at 2 ,o'clock. Brutus CampsPro . ' n etor of the shop, pre• , 1 � posted to shampoo Miss Rodiney s hair. I, Scented oils and a reparations with CHILD'S INNOCENT PART. • ¢inch; ''what ppt nc `j. to the re raining $130 is a mystery. + ' Bloez is ut preseat veryweak, having been unconscious for four days. He is a married men, with no'family', and the dead maxi, Ye Heirei, is his (brother-in- law. Six-Year-0id Aided Her Father to Com- mit Suicide. New nark, April 1.—With the inno- cent aid of his little six-year-old daugh- ter Violet, Theodore Schmidt, a painter, who was partially paralyzed, committed suicide to -day with illuminating gas in his home in East 7.33the street. Mrs. Schmidt left the ehild at home to care for ler husband, need during her absence Schmidt instructed the child to bring a piece of rubber hose from the kitchen, attach it to a gas jet, wind the other end around his neck and place it in his mouth. He then told her to turn on the gas and go to play. The child did as nir- ected, and when Mrs. Mhniidt returned her husband was deed. The little girl told her mother of her unsuspecting part in the tragedy. ---•..a 7-- BR2l,SS FITTINGS STOLEN. COBBLER {NIUS. NEGOTIATING WITH GREAT COAL INTERESTS AND OPERATORS. Has Been '.Of ered Nearly a Million to Destroy His Secret or Sell It Out- right --Keen Rivalry Between Coal Men and Capitalists. Altona; :1.?a.,, ; .April ' 1. --John Ell - more, the eobbler geniiis whose inven- tion might eh env tJio entire coal in- dustry. may ,river give .his discovery to the worlds To -day he eves reticent re- garding the process of, which lie was lately •no, co+riimtinieative. The mysteri- ous solution has .been so.suceessfully de- rnoestrateeh that it has created a stir among la mine owner and operators, and rumor. has it to -day -that Ellmore has bceiii?coffered an almost fabulous sum if jot would destroy his secret or sell it •outiight. During the day there has been a. sharp conflict ,between heal eapitaiists who would finance a company to market the remarkable fuel; . and emissaries of the vast coal interests of this section of the State:•. Financiers heresee themselves nestling in the lap of fortune if they can preva.fi ,upon the old cobbler to co- operate en/5th them, but since he has guardeP hie see t for more than a quarter' of ,a eee .ry he is reluctant to east aside' the g .t wealth that is actu- ally within his p and that would ac- crue from his 'di..,,ssing of his secret to the coal'ppodueing interests, for the bur- den of buSineass which would devolve up- on him•were he to pursue" such a, course. As Ellliiore sat at his bench to -night, pegging the heel on a. school boy's shoe he intimated that his dream of wealth was about to be realized. Ie. a few days he will give 'Ibis answer to the bidders for hie secret, but it ws:s evident from his manlier and his enthusiasm on reach- ing a bigher. pitch in the diecussion that the bait of the coal operators was the one that wont], tempt hum. In his, illiterate style; he referred to the visit of .tire capitalists and the coal intoreste:' representatives, and bisoadly hinted that he had been: "offered close on to nn, inilhicn dollars for bis heat pro- poeitiona' that he would: accept. dt, ani that tvi:tli' his fc*rtrra.e he, would exploit an invention wiiaieb. he elaires, would re- volutionize the automobile world. DECI V RESERVED. The Civic' A St. Ca, investigation M. B. Cliffoi ery, being the eniy witness examined. Her evidence was to the effect that she refused to sign the bitulithic petition for Weland avenue, because she promised County Clerk Clench she would oppose it E. C. Graves, advocate of the bitu- lithic, lived next door and endeavored to get her to sign the petition and offer- ed to buy 30 feet of property, though witness would not swear the offer was conditional on her signature. Mr. Graves offered $300 for the property, but wit- ness wanted $400. To the judge Mrs. Cliffbrd said Graves once offered $375, saying he would give the land to his wife, who would sign the petition. The argument of City Solicitor Connor, Mr. hZ J. McCarron, counsel for Mr. Bradt, and Mr. G. F. Peterson, counsel for Mr. Bingham, brought put many and varied suppositions. Judge Carman pro- mised a full written report to the Coun- cil, but said he would not foreshadow his decision by a•Averbal judgment. i' nen.: FRENCH SAVANT HONORED. The Late Senator Berthelot Entombed in t•i at St Cathar- -s4rsed. e„ ,e despatch ,The civic concluded toy lay. Mrs. ;eeper of a corner gro- Three St. Thomas Boys and a Junk Dealer Implicated. A St. Thomas despatch: The police have discovered that hundreds of • dol- lars' worth of brass fittings have been, stolen from various railway yards here, 1,100 pounds having been taken from the M. O. R. alone, and as a result Wm. Purcell, aged 18, is under arrest, and W. M. IIiggins and Roy Miller, young lads, are out on bail on the charge of theft. Morris Wallock, a Jewish ,junk dealer, is accused of being the instigator of the system of robberies, and a war- rant is out for him. He went to Lon- don on Saturday, but has since slipped the country. He paid the boys about one-quarter. of the sale price of brass. a 41a'� FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Victiin of Gas Asphyxiation Lost Con- siderable Money. Montreal, April 1.—Foul play is sus- pected in the case of Joseph Blonz and Yo Hencvi. The latter died from the effect of inhaling g as, and Blonz only re- .gaired consciousness. yesterdey. Blonz stated to the hospital authori- ties this miorning that when he 'went to bed on Tuesday night he lied $150 under his pillow. Of thiel money, the Alcohol in it are Ilse a in the shampoo. police bane been dile to find only $14, • the Patitheorr, Paris, .April 1.—Senator Berthelot and his wire, who died March 18, were entombed in state in the Pantheon to- day in the presence of 5 brilliant as- semblage, including President Falhieres, the Cabinet Ministers, Diplomatic Corps, members of the French Acadenry, judges, deputies; Senators, and deputations from the learned societies. Minister of Educa- tion Briai 1 made a speech, in which he recalled tit, remai•kablc t cliievements in chemistry • nd other sciences of Senator Berthelot.,; ,sit the concivaion of the ora- tion all the treopss, composing the garri- son of 1'a, i't, defiled before the Data Calque. • Ed'e. y school in France was dos- ed to -day as.a.sign of mourning. A GRIN CETT. Y AS PHILLIPS T` 6E! 1' FF. Friends Claim That There Was aal !tallied Understanding. Judge Says Attorney -General Did Not Interfere. Did Not Make Restitution in Time Says lunge. Toronto, April 1.—"Were there nes gotiatitn rich officials of the Crown that woulcl ;card Josoph Phillips, former President of the fork County Loan & Savings Company, or his counsel, Mr. J. E. Jones, to believe that if Philips made restitution so far as he could to the shareholders of the York County Loan he would be allowed to go on suspended sentence, or at most be given a very short term of imprisonment?" That Phillips and his counsel were astonished at the sentence of five years imposed was apparent, and it is authoritatively seated that when Phil- lips went before Judge Winchester and pleaded guilty to making false •returns to the Government, he expected that the matter would be quietly arranged and that he would once more be a free man. .111r. Jones Claims that there was an implied understanding and points to the correspondence read to Judge Winchester by County Crown At- torney Drayton lust before sentence was passes. Phillips' friends claim that when last year negotiations were conducted. at which Mr. R. home Smith, acting for the National Trust Company. the liquidators, and Mr. J. W. Curry, K. C., then Crown Attorney, were pres- ent, under which Mr. Phillips gave up $58,000, it was the understanding that the prosecution would not be proceeded with. The reason given by the Crown of- ficer for the sudden termination of the case of Joseph Phillips was the refusal of Judge Winchester to hear the case without a jury, and Iris Honor's would r'se- claration that the jury panel not be discharged that day till the trial was begun. Phillips' counsel, Mr. J. B. Jones, failing to have the enter heard, they say, without a jury. sonic two hours' consideration, returned to Judge Winchester's slumbers, it is claimed, and explained that his client was ready to plead to the indictment ehargirrg the ex -President with know- ingly making false returns to the On- tario Government. His Honor there- upon took his seat upon the Bench in the Criminal Session' court room, and the plea of guilty was recorded. Phillips' counsel, Mr. Jones, intends to lay the facts of the case before Hon. A. 13. Aylesworth, Minister of Justice, elaiming that there was implied pro- niose of immunity from punishment if he handed over to the Crown officers all he possessed. Both Mr. Curry and Mr. R. Horne Smith stated -yesterday that they were not parties to an understand- ing to drop the prosecution if Phillips made restitution. Mr. Curry said his memorandum would speak for itself, and Mr. Smith declared he had no explan- ation to make other than the denial. Judge Winchester stated yesterday that the Attorney -General had not in- terfered in any way in the case. His Honor explained that in imposing sen- tence he can take any matter into eon - sideration, and he believed that in the case of Joseph Philips he had done enough when he permitted other oharges of theft and conspiracy to be dropped. ,Iud go Winchester observed that the proper time for Phillips to have made restitution was when he was before In- vestigator Cross, and not to have wait- ed. till his ease had been well begun in the Police Court and civil actions had been entered to recover the securities which he eventually turned over to the liquidators. .� PORT ARTHUR PLEASED WITH ELEVATOR COMPANY. Port Arthur, Ont., • .April 1.— The turning over' of the Canadian Northern elevator, system to the British American Elevator Co, was one of the best things that have happened iie. Port Arthur for some time. 'Ehe company is snaking Port Arthur it,s el4ef grainn centre, and the local elevae4, plant is fast filling up with storage. grain, over 100 ears arriv- ing daily for spring `, shipment. The greater part of.this grain is coming from rail- way Pacific the roost o r� n d ve Iliia C liter, and• in consequence a large amount ;df,•the'rvheat heretofore Shipped to the eastern markets 'via Fort: William will+obc diverted trii'hie- port. Afore grain will be handfed sienPdrt ;nrthur this sea sort, than even: be p`ke,in;",jhe history of the city. ;•; . a ' REGIMENT Of GIANTS, NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE R. W. INDIANS IS SIX FEET. depots where feed was given out, to preserve order, The pressure of the poor through the fenced in passages from street to counter was terrific, One of . these West Indian giants in uniform had but to raise hie hand and the half-starv- ed mob in sight of food stood still: The . oontrast in size between the soldiers and the crowd explains why perfect order and quiet reigned, without words or even a. show of weapons. As the correspond- ent was fixing his lens a bystander cried out to one of the guard: "IR, sergeant, turn ,your face; de white Buckra admire- your dmireyour stature!" And the sergeant turned: a smile like a full moon in a cloudy sky. ---4 SENTENCE DAY AT TORONTO. One Prisoner Goes to Penitentiary, Four to Central Prison. Toronto despatch; The following sen- tences were announced at the cessions yesterday: Nathaniel Hallman, theft of $2,000 from the Canada Furniture Company, two yeas e in Kingston Penitentiary. Herbei, c;l:aver, obtaining $1,824 from the Union Trust Company under false pretences, two years less one day in the Central Prison. John Fogg, receiving a quantity of lead stolen from the Consumers' Gas Co.. six months in the Central Prison. Chas. Hardy, theft from the De koung Company, six months in the Central Pri- son. Joseph Barnes, theft from the De Young Company, six months in the Central :Prison. Mrs. Rose Frcedlam, theft of some blouses from the T. Eaton Company, twenty days in jail, with hard labor. Those allowed out on suspended sen- tence were Garry H. McIver, the alleged Cobalt millionaire who obtained money from Rory McDonald, the Coba.c "piper," under false pretences; Wm. Connery, who was convicted of purchas- ing lead pencils from Max Goldenberg, who stole them; Andrew McClelland and Thomas Armstrong, who were con- victed on a joint charge of stealing some harness and a buffalo robe, and Nina McLeod and Garnet Benton, who were found guilty on a charge of stealing a chatefaine from Mrs. Edna Foster, of Brantford. ACT WILL BE USEFUL. New Labor Legislation May Apply at Calgary. Ottawa, April, 1,—The first applica- tion of the new labor not respecting strikes and lockouts, which came into force on Friday last, will likely be made in connection with the disagreements now under discussion at Calgary between the union coal workers and the opera- tors. Telegrams received on Saturday and to -day by the Labor Department seem to indicate that a settlement will not be arrived, at, and In that case a board of arbitrati"n sill be. appointed forthwith under the terms of the new act. Many inquiries are being received from various parts of the Dominion, ask- ing for information as to the applica- tion of the act to numerous labor dis- putes now pending. It is probable that the Deputy Minister, Mr, W. L. Macken- zie King, will be appointed by order in Council this week to act as registrar of the arbitration boards. The only new permanent official provided for by the• act is a registrar, and it is understood that Mr. Ring will assume the duties of' the office in addition to his work as De- puty Minister. Flower of the Population—Famous Corps Has a Long History Full of Daring Deeds in Colonial Wars. Kingston, Jamaica, April 1.—Broad- way policemen thine they are some inches, but they ought to see the mem- bers of the Royal West India Regiment who were doing police duty here during the earthquake. Many or these men are three inches above sox feet, and bunt like giants. All are negroes, the flower of the dusky population, being selected by the British Government for this fam- ous eorps of colonial troops. It is more than a fine looking body of men, it is imposing. Every member of it feels pride in every inch from heel to helmet. As they sweep down from their barracks beyond in the hills, twelve hundred strong, towering like Gulhiyers above the little brown men, the small whites and other blacks of the town, they seem like bronze warriors of another age• -••colossal, overpowering, devoid of fear. And they do more than look the part. Their officers tell great tales of their feats of strength, bravery and endurance in Africa and at other hard stations where they shared in deeds done for old England's glory, without thought of self. Theirs is a more peaceful mission in .Jamaica. Here they rest in the cool hills, to be called in great emergencies toe 'police the town, at earthquake time. Ane of their duties was to stand at the MR. M'GUIGAN'S TIME UP. Leaving Grand Trunk at End of This. Month. Montreal, April 1.—In an interview• to -day Mr. J. II. McGuigan, Fourth Vice -President of the Grand Trunk,., when asked about this change of posi- tion, said: "1 cannot say much about it now, as there are still some matters . to be officially arrc,nged. All I cann state is that 1. will break off my con- nection with the Grand Trunk Railway at the end of this month, and that in. the near future 1 will join the staff • of the Great Northern. I would also.. say that in leaving the Grand Trunk. Railway and the men I have worked with so long I do so with feelings of'' the very deepest regret" GERMANY SEES HER CHANCE. Will Seize Coal Lands in Persia as Com .- pensation for Outrage. Teheran, Persia, April 1.—Germanys claims an indemnity of 45,000 for the murder on a German missionary on Feb. 18, in the Province of Azerbaijan, and demands the execution of the mur- derers. Failing satisfaction, coal laud on the frontier of Asiatic Turkey, near Bag- dda, will be occupied. Germany has t for a long time desired the concession of this land for the purposes of the .• Bagdad railway. This may mark the initiation of ace tive intervention by Gremany in the Persian situation. TAXING THE COMPANIES, Resolutions to be Placed Before the • Saskatchewan Rouse, Regina, April, 1.—Hon. J. Calder ham... given notice tisat on Wednesday mixt . he will introduce a resolution for the • purpose of taxing corporations doing • business in the Province, including eliartere& and private banks. ineuranoe companies, 'loan ana trusts oompeniea, and empress. ttelegraph, telephon e • an p com- panies. Financial institutions are to be assessed expressly for each branch in the Province, wank telegraph and tole - phone and expr•ees companies are to be taxed one per cent, of their gross re- eeipts.